In the first 10 games of the season, Tyler Higbee had 26 catches for 212 yards and one touchdown. In the four games since, he’s caught 34 passes for 85 yards … and counting.
With eight more catches in the first three quarters of Saturday night’s game against the 49ers, Higbee made franchise history for the most catches by a tight end in a single season, setting the record at 60.
The previous high was 59 catches by Pete Holohan in 1988.
Higbee benefited greatly from Gerald Everett’s absence, but even with Everett healthy in Week 16, it’s Higbee getting the bulk of the action at tight end.
He deserves the snaps he’s getting, too. Higbee has caught at least seven passes in each of the last four games and is attempting to go over 100 yards receiving for the fourth straight week, too.
He already holds the record for the most 100-yard games in a row by a Rams tight end at three.
